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I'm currently writing a fan fiction based off a video game called Tales of Vesperia which on x box 360.  I have also written pure fantasy stories which are completely my creations.  In my own writing I tend to place my setting on another planet or another plane of existence so I have freedom to do what I want. 

Oh by the way, I'm Stephanie and I just joined I-Village like five minutes ago.  I'm 29 years old, I'm graphic designer for an advertising agency.  I live in Northeast Arkansas, and work in Memphis, TN. 

From one southern gal to another... welcome to the board and iVillage! We're always glad to see a new face and hope you'll make this your new home.

Your work in progress sounds interesting; I seem to recall my oldest son telling me about the Tales of Vesperia game. Other world fantasies are really fun cause there's no limit to the possibilities. ;-)

I lean towards the paranormal side of science fiction, that are set in various periods of history.  Mine have alot of romance in them (since I write them for my mother) and are strongly based on various themes of vampires, werewolves, aliens and that sort of thing.  I like to have a little basis of "fact" so I do quite a bit of research, but I bend the rules to suit my own needs.

My name is Rosalie, I too am minutes old to ivillage.  I am 34 years old, live in Ohio and work in the healthcare industry (boring paperwork stuff for insurance companies).  I am a terrible writer, but they say practice makes perfect, so we will see.

Hi Stephanie,

That's a smart thing to do in lots of ways, once you begin writing about a real place a lot of history comes into play. I end up doing days of research for just one or two paragraphs, much less a story setting, takes days, maybe years just to make sure nothing is incorrect.